A review by laurenjpegler
Beren and Lúthien by J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien
1.0
*DNF @ 174
J.R.R. Tolkien is a hit-or-miss writer for me. Whereas I love Lord of the Rings, I didn't enjoy The Hobbit. It's quite evident that I didn't enjoy this one either. It was various short stories or epic poems about the same story - that of Beren and Luthien's relationship. Literally. The same story retold like 4 times. It was boring and quite tedious.
I really wanted to read the entirety, and, more importantly, enjoy it, but I just couldn't. Tolkien's writing style is very particular, and I just couldn't get into the story this time. I think he is an amazing poet, however. He writes so lyrically and beautifully, and the rhyming scheme is so lovely. I just got bored of reading the same story again.
I get what this edition was trying to do, but, like, it was also a little unnecessary. Christopher Tolkien could have chosen the best story and/or poem and published that in a small version. Just really didn't understand it, to be honest.
J.R.R. Tolkien is a hit-or-miss writer for me. Whereas I love Lord of the Rings, I didn't enjoy The Hobbit. It's quite evident that I didn't enjoy this one either. It was various short stories or epic poems about the same story - that of Beren and Luthien's relationship. Literally. The same story retold like 4 times. It was boring and quite tedious.
I really wanted to read the entirety, and, more importantly, enjoy it, but I just couldn't. Tolkien's writing style is very particular, and I just couldn't get into the story this time. I think he is an amazing poet, however. He writes so lyrically and beautifully, and the rhyming scheme is so lovely. I just got bored of reading the same story again.
I get what this edition was trying to do, but, like, it was also a little unnecessary. Christopher Tolkien could have chosen the best story and/or poem and published that in a small version. Just really didn't understand it, to be honest.